The work environment of our customers is becoming increasingly complex. This is why
IAV provides tools that remove the burden of routine tasks. Our products are not
only powerful. They are intuitive and seamlessly integrate into the development
environment. And that is not all they have in common: they also come brimming full
of our engineers‘ vast range of experience. More

IAV is conducting research into the new EMBATT battery technology. The main advantage
of bipolar, fully integrated batteries are significantly higher energy density and
lower system costs. The plan is for this future technology to go into volume
production in 2025. Depending on the type of vehicle, it will permit voltage levels
of more than 850 volts and cruising ranges of up to 1,000 km.More

Thanks to IAV, being bored on the go will soon be a thing of the past. Kids will love
these new windows too: With IAV’s Side Window Entertainment, videos and games can be
shown on the side window, making sure they are entertained even on long car rides.
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Our new high-tech dynamometer was commissioned in Berlin: the high-altitude climate
dynamometer can simulate altitudes of up to 5,300 meters above sea level and
temperatures between -30°C and +40°C. IAV is therefore the only engineering partner
that can provide its customers with tests under these conditions.
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IAV is also among Germany's best employers in 2018. This was recently confirmed by
market research company, trendence. According to trendence, we are one of Germany's
top 100 employers. In fact, one of the top ten among automotive suppliers. For us,
that's a reason to be happy - and at the same time an incentive for the
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Smart Concepts Instead of Copper Cables

Power consumption is growing due to the increasing number of electric vehicles. Infrastructure expansion is expensive. What is needed is a solution that reliably covers the power demand of electric vehicles while ensuring that the costs for necessary investment stay on an acceptable level. This is exactly what smart charging promises: smart control of charging processes keeps the power grid in balance while ensuring that vehicle batteries are (...).
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Vehicle In-Cabin Monitoring

Inexpensive components and the trend to automated driving mean that cameras are being increasingly used in passenger compartments. They enhance passenger comfort and safety, generating highly coveted data for numerous disciplines. IAV has implemented initial pilot projects and supports its customers along the entire development chain.Person or parcel? Current systems for seat occupancy detection cannotnecessarily make the right distinction in (...).
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Travelling in the Shell

Autonomous driving changes everything, including car interiors. IAV is therefore radically redesigning the passenger compartment and presented its "IAV Coquille" at the CES 2019. The seat concept embodies a new way of combining comfort and safety. In future, it could also redefine individual mobility. Up to now, there has been a strict division between driver and passengers in the car: one drives, the others are passengers. Autonomous driving will (...).
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Inner Sourcing as a Key to Success

Software development in the automotive sector has been undergoing a process of radical change for many years. Markus Blonn heads the “Software Network” at IAV and wants to position the company even better as a software provider. In the automotion interview, he and Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle from Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen- Nuremberg discuss new requirements and processes as well as the role of open-source software for automotive (...).
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in HMI Development

The user interface in the vehicle is becoming more and more important – and increasingly complex – as a mark of differentiation. This is why IAV advocates the use of virtual HMI development: customers can experience design and functions at an early stage, handle driving situations and, on this basis, make well-informed decisions. Hardware prototypes only play a part at the end of the development process.Indicators are merging, displays are (...).
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Digital Development in Three Dimensions

A faster and less expensive track to new power units – this is what IAV’s “Trinity” project promises. The greater use of simulation, better intermeshing of CAD and CAE as well as the smart analysis of large data volumes can reduce the time taken to develop the powertrain’s assemblies by up to 15 percent. This can cut costs by as much as 20 percent. The new approach is suitable for developing combustion engines, hybrid powertrains, e-motors (...).
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Smart Drill Head

Drill heads are brimming with sensors and electronics. If problems occur, they need to respond as autonomously as possible. Together with its german client Scientific Drilling International (SDI), located in Celle (Germany), IAV has developed a distributed diagnostic system that is based on approaches from the automotive sector, but also uses solutions that could be of interest for future applications.Nowadays, oil and natural gas reserves can no (...).
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Radically Innovative Step

The concepts behind automating wind turbines have hardly advanced in the last 20 years and no longer reflect the state of the art. At WindEnergy (September 25 to 28, 2018 in Hamburg), the world’s leading trade show in this domain, IAV showcased for the first time a demonstrator illustrating what is possible with modern open-loop and closed-loop control systems. The model-based approach permits real-time supervisory control which either leads to a (...).
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Pioneers in RDE Validation

IAV Kagera generates synthetic real-driving emission (RDE) cycles on the basis of real measurements and, for the first time, provides statistical information on whether emission tests meet the RDE targetsEngine developers are facing a new challenge: since 2017, vehicles must demonstrate in real driving that they comply with the comprehensive requirements of RDE legislation under all conditions. However, test drives cannot be performed in any (...).
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WiFi Plus LiFi

Innovations, such as autonomous driving or platooning, are inconceivable without connected vehicles. So far, only wireless-based technology, such as WiFi, has been used for car-2-X data communication. Visible and infrared light are an attractive addition. The optical connection of vehicles provides high data rates, short time lags and a high level of robustness against manipulation and unauthorized reading. IAV has been working on this topic since (...).
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The commercial vehicle segment is seeing a growing demand for electric powertrains. With IAV Elocity, IAV offers a modular e-powertrain that can be tailored to fit the requirements of any customer. The first one to use it will be Tassima, the Berlin-based company which, from 2019, will be converting double-decker tourist buses with diesel engines to environmentally friendly electric drives.Electric mobility in commercial vehicles is really taking off (...).
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Harvesting Helpers with 48 Volts

Higher-precision work processes, more accurate diagnoses and an immediate quantification of harvest results: in agricultural machinery engineering, much speaks in favor of using a 48-volt system that makes it possible to replace some of the mechanical and hydraulic drives with electric motors. Working hand in hand with agricultural machinery manufacturer KRONE, IAV is therefore developing a demonstrator that reveals the potential of electrification (...).
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Real-Time Oil Consumption Measurement on the Road

Oil emissions from the engine waste money and interfere with exhaust gas aftertreatment. IAV has now developed a mobile version of its proven, long-standing measurement technology to cope with this problem. In cooperation with US engine manufacturer Cummins, investigations have been carried out on the road and in real time to demonstrate how oil emissions depend on engine torque and engine speed as well as different driving conditions and operating (...).
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“Only Greater Efficiency Can Resolve the Trade-Off”

The automation of vehicles, the electrification of their drive systems and digital connectivity of the logistics chain will radically change the market for commercial vehicles. The overriding objective is to improve efficiency so as to ensure that goods can flow reliably in the future too. The transport volume continues to grow but even today, many traffic routes are overloaded and the shortage of truck drivers is coming to a head. automotion (...).
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“Artificial Intelligence” is a Logical Step Toward More Efficiency and Quality”

IAV and the DFKI examine the use of deep learning in engine developmentIn January, IAV and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Kaiserslautern opened their joint FLaP (“learning from test data”) research lab. Five employees are looking at which Artificial Intelligence (AI) analysis methods are suitable for use in the test processes involved in automotive engineering. The focus is on Machine Learning technologies, such (...).
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Configuring Rather than Programming

Complex data evaluations at the press end of a button and without any programming skills: that is the promise IAV Mara gives. It comes with a complete tool box of mathematical analysis methods that are easily combined to create firmly defined workflows. IAV Mara has proven its worth in automotive development, but is also suitable for all applications involving the analysis of time-based measurement data – for example in the mobility sector, in (...).
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Vienna Engine Symposium (2019).
Mobility must make a noticeable contribution to protecting the climate. It should be completely CO2-neutral by 2050. This is a huge technological challenge, but one for which solutions are already available. At this year's Vienna Engine Symposium (May 15 to 17, 2019), IAV will be showing which technologies make a contribution to achieving this ambitious target. More

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At the Automotive Testing Expo on May 21 to 23 in Stuttgart, the automotive engineering partner IAV will be presenting its full range of engineering, consulting, products and test facilities under the motto "Customized Solutions for You". These are the basic modules that are put together to create individual solutions for customers, even for the most difficult development tasks. More

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IAV – Your Partner for Automotive Engineering

As one of the world’s leading engineering partners, IAV is developing tomorrow’s mobility. Our engineering is tried and proven in vehicles from OEMs across the globe. Benefiting from over 35 years of experience and a range of expertise second to none, we combine the best from many different worlds: automotive and IT world, hardware and software world, product and service world.

With over 7,000 members of staff and first-class technical facilities, we assist our customers in realizing their projects at more than 25 IAV operations – from concept to start of production. Our goal: better mobility.

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